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TABLE 5. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-HOURS, AND PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF COAL MINED
           AND WORK LOCATION                          JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000

        TYPE OF COAL                   FATAL            NFDL           NDL
            AND                 FATAL   INC     NFDL     INC     NDL   INC
        WORK LOCATION                  RATES           RATES          RATES

BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   2            264              62
    SURFACE----------------------   1             58              14
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3            322              76
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   3            143              61
    AUGER MINES------------------   1              2               -
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------   -              1               1
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   4            146              62
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7            468             138
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3             94              29
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              1               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3             95              29
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  10            563             167
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   -              -               -
    SURFACE----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   -              -               -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   -              -               2
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              -               -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   -              -               2
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   -              -               2
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   -              -               -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   -              -               -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--   -              -               2
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------   2    .10     264   12.58      62   2.95
    SURFACE----------------------   1    .04      58    2.23      14    .54
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--   3    .06     322    6.86      76   1.62
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------   3    .04     143    1.79      63    .79
    AUGER MINES------------------   1   1.01       2    2.02       -
    CULM BANK--------------------   -              1    1.30       -
    DREDGE-----------------------   -              -               1   2.87
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------   4    .05     146    1.78      64    .78
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--   7    .05     468    3.63     140   1.08
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------   3    .09      94    2.74      29    .84
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------   -              1    3.40       -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---   3    .09      95    2.74      29    .84
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  10    .06     563    3.44     169   1.03
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------   -              5               2
  ANTHRACITE---------------------   -              -               -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------   -              5     .29       2    .12
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  10    .06     568    3.14     171    .95

TABLE 5. - NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR INJURIES, INJURY-INCIDENCE RATES, AVERAGE NUMBER
           OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-HOURS, AND PRODUCTION, BY TYPE OF COAL MINED
           AND WORK LOCATION                          JANUARY - DECEMBER -- 2000

        TYPE OF COAL                      ALL     AVG
            AND                    ALL    INC     NUM         EMP   PRODUCTION
        WORK LOCATION              OCC  RATES     EMP        HOURS (SHORT TONS)
BITUMINOUS COAL:                 
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  328
    SURFACE----------------------   73
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  401
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  207
    AUGER MINES------------------    3
    OTHER SURFACE MINES----------    2
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  212
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  613
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  126
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    1
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  127
       TOTAL, BITUMINOUS MINING--  740
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE COAL:    
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------    -
    SURFACE----------------------    -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--    -
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------    2
    CULM BANK--------------------    -
    DREDGE-----------------------    -
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------    2
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--    2
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------    -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---    -
       TOTAL, ANTHRACITE MINING--    2
ALL COAL:                        
  UNDERGROUND MINES:             
    UNDERGROUND------------------  328  15.63    3,402   4,198,304      135,202
    SURFACE----------------------   73   2.81    5,193   5,191,051            -
       TOTAL, UNDERGROUND MINES--  401   8.54    8,595   9,389,355      135,202
  SURFACE MINES:                 
    STRIP MINES------------------  209   2.61   14,310  15,996,568       81,079
    AUGER MINES------------------    3   3.02      300     198,505      340,079
    CULM BANK--------------------    1   1.30      336     153,605       27,700
    DREDGE-----------------------    1   2.87      104      69,792      353,713
       TOTAL, SURFACE MINES------  214   2.61   15,050  16,418,470      802,571
       TOTAL, PRODUCTION MINING--  615   4.77   23,645  25,807,825      937,773
  PREPARATION PLANTS-------------  126   3.67    6,089   6,867,538            -
  INDEPENDENT SHOPS/YARDS--------    1   3.40       67      58,878            -
       TOTAL, OTHER OPERATIONS---  127   3.67    6,156   6,926,416            -
       TOTAL, ALL COAL-----------  742   4.53   29,801  32,734,241      937,773
OFFICEWORKERS:                   
  BITUMINOUS---------------------    7
  ANTHRACITE---------------------    -
       TOTAL, OFFICEWORKERS------    7    .41    2,272   3,450,748            -
       GRAND TOTAL---------------  749   4.14   32,073  36,184,989      937,773



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